Garden Genetics

OBJECTIVE Students will list traits of different tomatoes Students will make a Punnett Square to cross breed two tomatoes ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How have plants changed over time Where do seeds come from? How do our food choices affect the world around us? MATERIALS NEEDED Several different tomato varieties (eg. Green Zebra, Amish Paste, Peach, Black […]

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Garden Collage

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify their favorite fruits and vegetables Students will decide collaboratively what to grow in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are your favorite fruits and vegetables? What should we grow in our garden? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction Explain to the class that we are going to start to think about […]

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A Year of Gardening Calendar

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out different tasks that are done in the garden Students will be able to write a sentence to describe gardening tasks for each month Students will be able to number the days in the month. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we plan a garden? When do our plants grow? […]

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Crop Planning

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to determine what seeds need and plan a garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS MATERIALS NEEDED Seed packets. Approx. 30 different crops.Index cardsCrop plan template (helpful to have on Google Docs, so students can workon it, and see it on the smartboard during class) PROCEDURE Introduction:Review the work we’ve done together in the […]

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Companion Planting

OBJECTIVE Students will act out how plants help each other grow Students will plant companion plants ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do we plant different plants together? How can plants help other plants? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Ask students what it means to be a friend. Explain that humans are not the only living things that have […]

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Bug Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to find bugs in the garden Students will be able to notice the places bugs like to live ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which bugs live in our garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Plates for displaying bugsMagnifying glassesLarge Tupperware for collecting bugs PROCEDURE Introduction Tell students that we will be going on a scavenger hunt […]

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